Chapter 113: Strategic Weapon: Cured Meat
This time, Lin Ziran and they did what they said to escort supplies, let alone protect the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment to the north.
Because all these materials were the belongings of the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment, including more than 20 heavy artillery pieces of all sizes and a huge number of shells, only a small part of them were ordinary supplies to supplement the Third Division.
It is said that a large number of cavalry units of the Guang'an rebels have been infested in the north of the Sanyang ferry recently, and a river gunboat unit has been killed, frequently attacking the transport ships of the Luo'an army.
In the end, for the sake of safety, it was decided to take the route of Qingshan Town.
It is a little slow to go to Qingshan Town, and it is a little troublesome, but it is safe, and the Guang'an rebels near this route have basically been wiped out by the troops led by Jian Liangzhi, and their safety is guaranteed.
This is what makes Lin Ziran relieved, no wonder the high-level of Luo Anjun wants to go north through Qingshan Town, it turns out that the transportation channel of the Luo River has been cut off.
It's just that why did the 6th Heavy Artillery Regiment be transferred to the Chongguang front at this time, and didn't the southern defense line be wanted?
He heard that the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment had just fallen up from the southern defense line, and the southern defense line, that is, the defense line bordering Luo'an County and Luohai County, Luo'an County was still fighting with Luohai County a few years ago, and the relationship between the two families was not good, and it was only slightly eased in the last two or three years, but even so, it contained a lot of strength in Luo'an County.
Therefore, even after launching the Northern Expedition, Cheng Lingfeng did not mobilize the troops of the southern defense line, but only drew troops from other places for the Northern Expedition.
But now, the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment, one of the only three heavy artillery regiments in the Luo'an Army, has been transferred to the Chongguangcheng front, which shows that the top brass of the Luo'an Army is quite dissatisfied with the slow progress of the northern front, and has begun to transfer troops from the southern defense line to reinforce the northern front.
I don't know what happened here, it may be that the relationship between Luo An and Luo Hai County has further eased, or it may be that Luo An County has taken a risk.
Regarding Luo Anjun's strategic changes, Lin Ziran actually has a very limited understanding, all he knows is superficial intelligence, and more is his own inference, but he doesn't know what the real situation is.
After all, these are military secrets, let alone him, it is estimated that the commander of the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment in front of him does not know.
The commander of this Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment is a bit interesting.
Because his surname is Cheng and his name is Hongbin, the name itself actually has no meaning, what is really interesting is that this Cheng Hongbin is the cousin of Cheng Lingfeng, the Shou of Luo'an County.
He is a son of the Cheng family!
Before he first saw this Cheng Hongbin, Lin Ziran was still a little worried that this was a gentleman, with no one in his eyes, and he would not be very polite to him, a militia battalion officer, and would point fingers and so on.
But after seeing it, I found that this person was almost the same as Jian Liangzhi, although he had the majesty of being a Shangguan and the arrogance of a child of the Qing family, but he couldn't find fault with his behavior.
As soon as they came to Qingshan Town, they smiled and said, "Brother Lin, this time I'm going to trouble your camp!" “
You see, the title of Brother Lin has been shouted!
He is a doctor, not to mention that his level is two levels higher than Lin Ziran, and he is also the commander of the only three heavy artillery regiments in Luo'an's army, and his status is much higher than that of ordinary regiment commanders.
And few of these children of the Qing family who can get up and lead the lead are simple goods, anyway, Lin Ziran did not treat Jian Liangzhi and the Cheng Hongbin in front of him as a gentleman, but attached importance to it and was vigilant at the same time.
However, as the so-called reaching out and not hitting the smiling person, Cheng Hongbin is so polite, and Lin Ziran is also very polite.
Before, he thought that if this Cheng Hongbin shook his face to show him, he was ready to take this Cheng Hongbin to drill the ravine!
From Qingshan Town to Chongguang City, it is not like Sanyang Ferry all the way north to Chongguang City, there are flat official roads along both sides of the Luo River, and this broken place is hilly and mountainous, and it is some rural dirt roads.
And the supplies of this Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment are so heavy, and the requirements for roads and terrain are extremely high, if Lin Ziran uses snacks to take them on some seemingly detoured but easy roads, then there will be no trouble along the way.
But if this Cheng Hongbin makes Lin Ziran unhappy, Lin Ziran will take him on some roads that seem to be close, but there will always be some troubles, such as building bridges, such as the slope is too steep, for example, the road is too small, and it will definitely be able to toss this sixth heavy artillery regiment to death.
And no one else can jump out of him at all.
This road is so difficult to walk, can you blame me Lin Ziran?
Cheng Hongbin was polite, Lin Ziran was also polite, and this Cheng Hongbin also said that they lost a batch of materials on the way, and these damaged materials were useless anyway, so they simply helped Lin Ziran and them.
Looking back, Lin Ziran saw that these damaged materials were all brand-new Fuyuan muskets and ammunition, and the total value was not much, but no matter how much it was worth more than a thousand Hengyuan.
This Cheng Hongbin is so good, he Lin Ziran likes it even more!
Therefore, the follow-up two people are hooking shoulders and backs, calling brothers and brothers.
After a reception banquet, Cheng Hongbin said: "This way to the north, the time is too rushed, oops, this road is sleeping in the open, bitter, even the food has not landed!" ”
"Brother Lin, you also know that those cured meats are really not eaten by people, but the logistics department does not give fresh meat just for cured meat, which is really infuriating!"
"During this time, those brothers under my command have not seen oil and water for several days, and those people also need to replenish some physical strength, otherwise brother, I am worried that they will be exhausted to death before they reach Chongguang City."
"Brother Lin, can you help get some fruits, vegetables and meat to make up for my brothers, don't worry, Brother Lin, you won't be busy in vain, and I will give you a hard fee of 10% in addition to the market price!"
When Lin Ziran heard this, he once again observed a three-second silence for the Sixth Heavy Artillery Regiment and all the other soldiers of the Luo An Army!
Although it is now a troubled time, and many people can't even eat enough, let alone eat meat, the food supply in the armies of the feudal towns can still be guaranteed, after all, everyone knows that the most important thing in the troubled times is the army.
Therefore, whether it is the Luo An Army, the Guang'an Army in the north, or even Lin Ziran's own Qingshan Patrol Battalion, the food level of the soldiers is not bad, and the meat can often be eaten.
It's just that the logistics departments of the Luo An Army and even almost all the feudal towns never distribute fresh meat to the front-line troops in order to save trouble, but all cured meat.
This kind of cured meat is not for human consumption.
A front-line officer once complained: Cured meat is a strategic weapon that can determine victory or defeat, because if we cook bacon directly on the battlefield and eat it, we are guaranteed to smoke all the enemy troops on the opposite side.
The only problem is that before you can smoke the enemy, you have to be killed first!
It can be seen that Luo Anjun and even the entire Daheng Army have a huge grudge against bacon!